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Nāsaketari Kathā
489
XIII
A speech of the messengers of Yama.
Continuation of IX and X ... XI XII Description of the messengers. The
D battle of the messengers with the Daitya
XII The re-births of the sinners ... XVIII 28-49 XIV The celestial joys. The virtuous people and their rewards
XIII, XIV XV Puspodaka
XV The fate of the soul immediately after death
XVII 1-8 The paths in Yama's world ... XVII 9ff. (XVI) XVI Narada visits Yama. The appearing
of the celestial cars. Yama's fear ... XVIII
Yama's explanation of his fear .... XIX 1-28 XVII Re-births of female and of male sinners
... XVIII 28-49 XVIII The Rșis praise U. and N Sravaņaphala
XIX 29ff. ( As to details, I must refer the reader to my notes on the single passages.)
That the Nāsaketari Kathā, however, cannot directly go back to the version of the Nāsiketopākhyāna published by Belloni Filippi, is especially proved by the XVIth adhyāya of Si, and by the abstract Tessitori has given of the corresponding chapter of Te. As to the passage of Te corresponding to Si XVI 20ff., Tessitori says: “L'episodio finale della visita di Nārada a Yama ha un'aggiunta di cui non vi e traccia nel testo purāņico. Narada, dopo aver ascoltato da Yama l'elogio di Janaka e della sua casta consorte, gli domanda perche egli abbia il corpo lucente come l'oro e il viso nero. Yama risponde : i peccatori communi che vengono a me, mi stanno ritti di fronte e io impartisco loro la pena. Ma i devoti di Vişņu mi mettono
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